We are to worship in spirit and in truth.
To delve into history, is to be reminded of that.
Since its creation in 1499, Michelangelo's sculpture, "Pietà" has inspired emotion, imitation and unfortunately, idolatry, through its elegant, imaginative depiction of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ, however, it is a carved image, and forbidden in worship.
John 4:23-24: "But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.
God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”
Without valid Scripture commanding that your liturgy take place, it is and will always be manmade ritual, unknown to and uncommanded by God, and no Christian is bound by it.
THERE IS NO FURTHER SACRIFICE.
Christ's Perfect Sacrifice described in His own words: "It is finished."
Hebrews 10:17-20: "Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”
And where these have been forgiven,
an offering for sin is no longer needed.Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,"
Hebrews 4:14: "Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession."
Have you a Book, Chapter and Verse from Holy Scripture, to the contrary?
padremike wrote:
Are any of you familiar with Michelangelo's Pieta? Where do you find Christ here? To "some" Protestants (not all) a crucifix is a symbol of shame. To the rest of us it is a graphic symbol of Christ's sacrifice and of our redemption.
There is a feast day called "Christ the King" which has, more often than not, practically been denied in some non-Catholic liturgical Protestant churches because they could not warm to the title of King. This has held true ever since the American Revolution and the revolt against King George. If you claim thru ignorance that some Christians won't let Christ off the Cross, the rebuttal to some of you must be that you won't allow Him to be celebrated as a King even though you hope someday to be in His kingdom.
Finally, once and for all, put to rest this nonsense that every Christian faith that celebrates a liturgical Eucharist, valid or not, never recrucifies Jesus every time they celebrate. The Eucharist is always a bloodless sacrifice. And there is also some misunderstanding by Protestants regarding who exactly is called upon to effect the changing of the Eucharistic elements of bread and wine. This is that part of the liturgy when the Priest prays the epiclesis.
The epiclesis (also spelled epiklesis; from Ancient Greek: ἐπίκλησις "invocation" or "calling down from on high") is the part of the Anaphora (Eucharistic Prayer) by which the priest invokes the Holy Spirit (or the power of His blessing) upon the Eucharistic bread and wine in some Christian churches.[1]
In most Eastern Christian traditions, the Epiclesis comes after the Anamnesis (remembrance of Jesus' words and deeds); in the Western Rite it usually precedes.
I hope this clears up some invalid misunderstandings.
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